Appointments Cancelled by Patient or Practice

Cancelling an appointment can be accomplished in multiple ways. The options to cancel are listed below.

Option 1 - Cancel from Appointment Book

  1. Go to Day > Appointment Book, or press Command B.
  2. Locate the appointment and right click on appointment square to open contextual menu.
  3. Select cancel appointment by patient or practice.
  4. Enter target recall date and select the create recall button.

Option 2 - Cancel from Patient Info > Appointments/Recalls Tab

This is useful when the patient does not remember their appointment date.

  1. Go to View > Patient Info > Appointments/Recalls/Lab, or press Command 3.
  2. In the Find Patient field, input the patient name using the first three letters of their first name, and the first three letters of their last name. Click Find, or press your Tab key.
  3. Double click on the name within the grid.
  4. Double click on the appointment that needs to be cancelled.
  5. This takes you directly to the appointment book and spotlights the appointment.
  6. Right click and select cancel appointment by patient or practice.
  7. Enter target recall date and select the create recall button.

View a list of appointments cancelled by patient or practice by completing the following instructions.

  1. Go to Matrix > Appointments.
  2. Enter a Beginning Date and an Ending Date.
  3. Click Use Selected Date Range.
  4. Access the filter field and select Cancelled by Patient or Cancelled by Practice from the dropdown menu located at the top of the matrix window. Note: Update the doctors and locations fields, if needed.
  5. Click Refresh.
  6. The information displayed in the columns can be updated. Click the arrows icon within the column header to view a list of options.


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